Our teachers

Dipl.-Päd. Andreas Benjak - Headmaster, German teacher

"Music and language – two of Man’s evolutionary abilities that have determined our culture and fascinated me ever since I was a child.
The first became a passion and the second my profession. Since completing my university degree in educational science,
I have taught at a number of rehabilitation and professional further education institutions.
My curiosity for the world has brought me together with a wide range of cultures.
Today I am in a position to teach people from all over the world about my native language, my country and my culture.
To teach others while learning something new oneself at the same time, to be an initiating and creative part of Man’s education process
- that is what motivated me to found DSD in 2006, which I have been running ever since."

Ilia Fedorov - German teacher

"The limits of my language are the limits of my world.” This
world-famous quotation by Ludwig Wittgenstein reflects my
imagination of language and its meaning. After my studies of
foreign languages in Russia I worked as a translator in
West-Africa. That expanded my view of life and inspired me
to share acquired knowledge and help other people to overcome
language barriers. After a second study at the University of
Sankt-Petersburg and an exchange semester at the University of
Greifswald I decided to teach German as second language in
Germany. Doing this, I hope to contribute to a world-wide
communication and understanding."

"I am interested in teaching the German language and the German culture since my school days. Then I often assisted friends and relatives in learning the German language for their everyday life. Because I moved to Germany as a late repatriate and faced miscellaneous difficulties learning the German language I personally know a lot of the stumbling blocks by picking up a foreign language. That is why it is a matter of special concern to me to participate actively in the field of teaching German language and culture."